Williams v. Gulick

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
HARMON WILLIAMS 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	Civil No. 4:20-cv-04079
DETECTIVE REYN BROWN, et al. 	DEFENDANTS
ORDER
This is a civil rights action filed by Plaintiff pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff proceeds
pro se and in forma pauperis. Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Reopen Case
(ECF No. 14), which has been referred to the undersigned by the Honorable Susan O. Hickey, Chief
United States District Judge.
On August 13, 2021, this Court entered an Order which concluded as follows:
Plaintiff’s first claim against Separate Defendants Terry Crabtree and Daniel
Hampton should be, and hereby is, DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Plaintiff’s first claim, as stated against Separate Defendants Reyn Brown,
Daniel Oller, and Stephen Eulick, involving the incident on October 15, 2019, should
be and hereby is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATED. 	Once
Hempstead County Circuit Court case number 29-CR-19-355 has concluded, Plaintiff
may file a motion to reopen this claim, along with a copy of the final disposition of the
charge in case number 29-CR-19-355.
Finally, Plaintiff’s second claim, as stated against Sgt. Casey Singleton and
Detective Daniel Lauterbach involving his parole revocation following an incident on
July 1, 2020, should be and hereby is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) – (iii)(IFP Action, or any portion thereof, may 	be
dismissed because it fails to state a claim or states a claim that is not presently
cognizable).
(ECF No. 13).
Attached to his instant Motion, Plaintiff presents a file-marked copy of the Sentencing Order
in State of Arkansas v. Harmon Williams, 29CR-19-355, in the Circuit Court of Hempstead County,
Arkansas. (ECF No. 14 at 2). Accordingly, the Court finds that the instant matter should be, and hereby
is, reopened with respect to Plaintiff’s first claim, as stated against Separate Defendants Reyn Brown,
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Daniel 	Oller, 	and 	Stephen 	Eulick, 	involving 	the 	incident 	on 	October 	15, 	2019.
Service will be accomplished by separate order of the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 22nd day of September 2021.
/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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